Friday, May 31, 2013

Morning Six Pack: May 31, 2013 and 92 days left

Verbal gaffes by Ohio State University president Gordon Gee have long been a source of amusement and headaches at the school, whether he was calling the state governor a ''dummy'' two decades ago or more recently likening the challenges of holding together university divisions to ''the Polish Army.''

Auburn President Jay Gogue, in a separate interview, took a similar position and said paying athletes beyond a cost-of-attendance stipend is "inappropriate for an amateur athlete."

"I think if you look at the value, some of the numbers show you're spending about $150,000 per student-athlete in terms of training, medical costs and all that," Gogue said. "That's probably an appropriate amount for a college kid."